Garment hanger and stretcher.



A. J. KBTELSEN. GARMENT HANGER AND ammonia.-

APPLXOATION FILED HAR- 6. 1912.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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GARMENT HANGER AND STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1913.

Application filed March 6, 1912. Serial No. 881,996.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Armaaw J. Ks'rnnsnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of 'ashin tcn, haveinvented certain new and useful m rovements in Garment Hangers andStrctc lers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to t e accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to trousers hangers and the principal ob'ect ofthe. same 15 to improve and simplify angers of this description.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in thedrawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and Figurel is a side elevation of atrousers hanger constructed in accordance with this invention, thepartsbeing shown unfolded. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the parts folded. Fig.3 is a view from the rear of Fig. 2. v Fig. 4 is a perspective view of acertain bar used in connection herewith. Fi 5 is a view similar to Fig.1 but showing t e garment han er arranged to hold the lower edge of a s(lift or the like. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6, Fig. 1. Fig. 7is a partial detail section on the line 7-7, Fi 1. Fig. 8 is a detailview of the means or suspending the garment hanger. Fig. 9 is a detailview of a skirt cli used in connection herewith.

d 11 are viows showing the manner of holding the lower clamp closed andof releasing t 1e same to permit of its being opened.

This garment hanger is provided with a head 20, the upper e e of whichis curved and provided with a at strip 21 that projects beyond the frontof said head. A suspending hook 22 extends through this strip and hasits lower end bent at an an le so as to prevent the withdrawal of the00k. The base of the hanger is composed of a horizontal bar 23 one endwhereof is provided with an ofiset abutment 24. The clamping lever 25has one end pivotally connected to one end of the bar 23 while the otherend of said clamping lever fits against the inner end of the abutmentand is held in position by a ring 26 which slides over the lever 25 toretain the bar and lever in clampin relation. The head and base areconnecte by a system of toggle levers or lazy tongs 27 which areheld'together to rotate about the pivot pins 28. On one of the pivotpins 28 t ere is also pivoted a locking arm 29 having a series ofperforations 30 in its free end; on the joint opposite that to whichthis armis pivoted the rivet carries a projectin end 31 adapted to bereceived in one'of t e openings 30 to adjust the device and hold thesame when so adjusted. The upper-most central "oint of the system islikewise rovided wit a projecting end 32 on the rivet thus enabling thedevice to be locked in folded position y the engagement of one of theopenings 30 with such projectin end.

As can e seen by reference to Fig. 3 there is provided a locking arm 33ivoted at one en adjacent one end of the sad while its other end isreceived in a clip 34 when the arm is in locked position.

When it is desired to use the device as a skirt holder the baseconstruction is varied by extending the same in length and providinalong :1 ar 35 a series of spring clips 36.

it is to be noted that by reason of the hook construction at 22, thehook is slidablc up and down in the o ening where it is received so thatwhen t e device is closed by ushin down u on the hook the same may e acted close y together and the end of the 00k will not project and injurepersons hands or clothing.

There has thus been rovided a simple and eflicient device of t e kinddescribed and for the pur ose specified.

Havin thus escribed the invention,what 1s claime as new, is

C A. garment hanger and stretcher comprisng a head provided with aro'ectin strip in its upper part, a hook sli ably'an rotatably mountedbetween said head and said strip, said strip provided with a centrallylocated curved pocket u on its under side, the inner end of said ookbent at right angles to the body portion thereof and fit- 'tingin saideurved pocket when said hook is plaoed in a small place when in acontracted partiall withdrawn and laced u on a supposltlon. Q v por .werebysaid stretc er is he (1 against In testimony whereof I hereuntoaffix my rota 101) relative to said hook, the outer end signature inresence of two witnesses.

of said hook conforming in contour to the NDREW' J. KETELSEN. sha eofsaid head for forming a substan- Witnesses: 1 t-ial y even surfaceupon the upper part of ROYAL I. DENNIBTON, said head so as to allow saidstretcher to be MERLIN J. GALBRAITH.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe commissioner of Patentn. Washington, D. 0."

